Neo-trad tattoo ideas

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Black and grey sleeve tattoo on an arm, with a portrait of a woman and roses on the upper arm and dotwork flowers on the forearm.
Floral sleeve with portrait on upper arm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of three owls on a branch against a bare tree and orange moon, on the upper arm.
Three owls on a branch on upper arm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a man with blond hair and glasses in a purple diamond frame, with a MATT name plate, on a forearm.
Portrait with glasses and name plate on forearm
Two coloured thigh tattoos: a birdcage holding a heart in an ornate frame on the left, and a red bird with a brain on the right, in a neo-traditional style.
Birdcage and bird with brain on thighs
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a cat skull with ferns, mushrooms, oak leaves and acorns on the thigh, shown in two photos.
Cat skull with fern and oak on thigh
Neo-traditional wolf head with blue eyes and an open snarling mouth, with red and orange leaves and a partly visible script banner, tattooed on a knee.
Snarling wolf with banner on knee
Colour tattoo of a pocket watch, daisy and leaves on a thigh, beside a black linework version of a similar design under plastic wrap.
Pocket watch and daisy on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a seated yellow toy-style pin-up figure with red bob hair and OGLE cups, on the upper thigh, in a neo-traditional style.
Seated pin-up figure with red bob on thigh
Neo-traditional tattoo of a black cat with green eyes and a pink tongue, surrounded by cherry blossoms, on an upper arm.
Black cat and cherry blossoms
Black and grey tattoo of an anthropomorphic cat in a top hat and monocle, smoking a cigar and holding a cane with a bird-head handle, on a lower leg.
Dapper cat in top hat and monocle on calf
Neo-trad tattoo of an ornate hand mirror and a red rose on the upper thigh, with a dotted pearl chain hanging below.
Ornate hand mirror and rose on a thigh
Two calf tattoos of grey cat portraits, one framed by gold scrollwork with a red rose, the other surrounded by orange poppies, in a realism and neo-traditional style.
Cat portraits with flowers on two calves
Colour tattoo of pink, orange and red lilies with green leaves and a small green butterfly on the upper thigh, in a neo-trad style.
Lilies and butterfly on a thigh
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo of a sleeping orange fox curled within green leaves and blue berries, on the thigh.
Sleeping fox curled in leaves and berries on a thigh
Pencil sketch of a winged skull with four roses and leaves, drawn as a neo-traditional tattoo design on a spiral sketchbook page.
Winged skull with roses sketch
Colour tattoo of a cartoon hedgehog in a jacket holding a lantern and a skull, in a neo-traditional style on skin.
Hedgehog with a lantern and skull
Colour tattoo of a sugar skull with bicycle wheel eyes, a red sawtooth halo and two lines of lettering, on the thigh, in a neo-traditional style.
Sugar skull with bicycle eyes on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a pink peony with green leaves and bold black outlines on the inner forearm, in a neo-traditional botanical style.
Peony and leaves on a forearm
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo of a hairless Sphynx cat with blue eyes and a blue scarf on the upper arm.
Sphynx cat portrait with blue scarf
Neo-traditional tattoo of a grey bat peeking out of a blue teacup beside a crescent moon, on the forearm.
Bat in a teacup with crescent moon
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a Hello Kitty style mermaid with red hair, a green scaled tail and blue bubbles on the thigh.
Hello Kitty mermaid on a thigh
Traditional colour tattoo of two bears framed by red and orange flowers and antlers, shown on a limb.
Two bears, antlers and flowers on a limb
Traditional style flash sheet with two portrait figures in the centre, surrounded by an eye, a hand holding a cigarette, a UFO, a bee and crystals, with slogan lettering.
Flash sheet with two portraits, UFO, eye and bee
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a pizza slice with a green eye and pepperoni spots, placed on the lower leg with a small X tattoo beside it.
Pizza slice with eye on a calf
Two colour thigh tattoos in ornate stained glass style frames, one showing Belle in a gown beside a red rose and the other a castle under a purple rose.
Belle and a castle in stained glass frames on thighs
Neo-traditional tattoo of a mermaid with flowing golden hair and a teal and pink scaled tail on the side of a thigh.
Mermaid with golden hair on a thigh
Black and grey raven tattoo with peony blooms and scrollwork running down the thigh, drawn in a neo-traditional style.
Raven and peony scroll on a thigh
Colour tattoo of crossed purple and pink lightsabers tied with a teal bow and heart on a forearm, with the words THE FORCE IS WITH ME beneath.
Crossed lightsabers with a teal bow
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on an upper arm showing Hello Kitty with a red bow, a pink cupcake, lollipops, candies and a heart.
Hello Kitty and sweets on an upper arm
Full back tattoo in a realist portrait style, showing a woman's face with gears, butterflies, a compass and a red fingerprint across the back.
Full back portrait with gears and compass
Neo-traditional tattoo of a black lace bow with a pink cameo centre and red ribbon tails on the lower leg.
Lace bow with pink cameo on a lower leg
Colour tattoo of a black infinity symbol entwined with pink cherry blossoms, branches and green leaves, on the outer thigh.
Infinity symbol with cherry blossoms on a thigh
Neo-traditional pink flamingo tattoo with dark outlines, set against an orange sun and surrounded by leaves with red berries, on a limb.
Pink flamingo with leaves on a limb
Neo-traditional style tattoo of a skull with pink heart eyes, pink dice and nautical stars across the top of a foot, shown in two side-by-side photos.
Skull, dice and nautical stars on a foot
Colour tattoo of a blue swallow with a pink blossom and green leaves on a person's upper chest, near the shoulder.
Blue swallow and blossom on upper chest
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of an anthropomorphic cat in a top hat and lace-trimmed coat, with scrollwork, on a forearm.
Anthropomorphic cat in a top hat on a forearm
Colour tattoo of blue forget-me-not flowers and pink dahlias with green leaves on a forearm, in a neo-traditional style.
Blue forget-me-nots and pink dahlias on a forearm
Blue pencil drawing of a tattoo design showing a woman's face framed by flowing hair, peonies and a owl, in a neo-traditional style.
Woman with roses and an owl design
Colour tattoo of a pink iced doughnut with sprinkles and a bite taken from its edge, in a bold neo-traditional style, on the back of a hand.
Iced doughnut with sprinkles on the hand
Black linework drawing of a cat head with a feather headdress, pearl necklace, gem and bow, a neo-traditional tattoo design.
Cat head with feathers and pearls
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a grey cartoon creature with big eyes and blue patterned markings, framed by pink flowers and green leaves on a calf.
Cartoon creature with flowers on a calf
Colour tattoo of a matryoshka doll with red poppies and a folk pattern on the forearm, in neo-traditional style.
Matryoshka doll with poppies on a forearm
Neo-traditional tattoo of grey scissors with pink blossoms and a teal ribbon on the inner forearm, with a teal wash behind.
Scissors and cherry blossom on a forearm
Colourful patterned dragonfly tattoo in fine line and neo-traditional style on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade, with small stars and a pink curve below.
Patterned dragonfly on a shoulder blade
Two colour sugar skull tattoos wearing grey crowns, one on each calf, in a bold neo-traditional style.
Twin sugar skulls with crowns on calves
Pencil and red ink sketch of an ornate lion head wearing a crown, drawn as a tattoo design on paper, with no body placement shown.
Lion head with crown, pencil design sketch
Shaded flash drawing of a winged pocket watch with Roman numerals, surrounded by three roses, in a neo-traditional style.
Winged pocket watch with roses design
Close-up of a bright neo-traditional mandala and floral tattoo in pink, purple and teal across a shoulder and upper arm.
Colourful mandala tattoo on a shoulder